Dayr Abū Ţūr

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Dayr Abū Ţūr

  • Type: Locality
  • Also known as: “Abu Tor”, “Abu-Tor Quarter”, “Aţ Ţūrī”, “Dayr Abu Tur”, “Deir Abou Thor”, “Deir Abu Tor”, “Deir Abu Tūr”, “Giv‘at”, “Giv‘at H̱ananya”, “Givat Hanania”, and “Theowri”
  • Location: , ,
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Latitude
31.76667° or 31° 46′ north
Longitude
35.23333° or 35° 14′ east
Elevation
676 metres (2,218 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQ68M+M8
Geo­Names ID
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